From kleeberg at mineral.tu-freiberg.de Tue Dec 8 04:29:54 2015
From: kleeberg at mineral.tu-freiberg.de (Reinhard Kleeberg)
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 10:29:54 +0100
Subject: [Clay-talk] Reynolds Cup 2016 registration opened
Message-ID: <5666A312.9010704@mineral.tu-freiberg.de>
Dear colleagues,
the 8th biennial Reynolds Cup competition for quantitative mineral analysis
is now open. You can register your interest in participating the contest by sending an
email to Reinhard Kleeberg. Information about the competition including guidelines and previous winners can be found at
http://www.clays.org/SOCIETY%20AWARDS/RCintro.html. The competition is free
for all to enter, however, those that are not members of the CMS are
encouraged (but not obliged) to become members (see
http://www.clays.org/MEMBERSHIP/MemberRates.html for details).
Please use the following format when registering:
Subject: Please put "Reynolds Cup 2016 registration" in the subject line in
your email request.
In the body of the email please put the following information:
Name:
Institution/organization:
Shipping address: (that works for DHL/Courier delivery, e.g. physical
address not Postal Box)
Phone number (for delivery):
Email address:
A total of approximately 90 sets of samples will be available for
distribution. Each set comprises three samples of approximately 4 g with
mineral mixtures commonly found in clay bearing rocks. All sets of
samples will be distributed in the order of registration. Samples are
expected to be shipped at January 22nd 2016 with the deadline for
submission of results by April 8th 2016. The top three contestants with
the most accurate results will be announced at the53rd Annual meeting
of the Clay Minerals Society (June 5-8, 2016, Atlanta, Georgia.
Only the names of the top three contestants will be published. The names of the other participants will remain strictly confidential.
The competition is open to anyone interested in quantitative mineral
analysis, with particular emphasis on clay mineralogy.
Because of the popularity of the Reynolds Cup and the enormous amount of
work put into its preparation, potential participants are strongly
encouraged to plan ahead and only request samples if they are sure they can
complete the analysis and return results to the organizers by the due date.
Those who request samples and do not send in results or fail to return the
samples unopened WELL BEFORE the due date will not be eligible to
participate in future Reynolds Cups.
A waiting list will be kept to offer returned samples to other potential
participants.
To ensure an even wider exposure, we encourage you to forward this
announcement to your national mailing lists and mineralogy associations,
colleagues and friends who might be interested in participating.
We look forward to your participation!
Sincerely,
Reinhard Kleeberg
Reynolds Cup 2016 organizer
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TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Dr. R. Kleeberg
Mineralogisches Labor
Brennhausgasse 14
D-09596 Freiberg
Tel. ++49 (0) 3731-39-3244
Fax. ++49 (0) 3731-39-3129
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From gateswp at smectech.com.au Mon Dec 21 15:44:27 2015
From: gateswp at smectech.com.au (Will Gates)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 07:44:27 +1100
Subject: [Clay-talk] =?utf-8?q?FW=3A_The_3rd_Asian_Clay_Conference?=
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Message-ID: <001201d13c30$62c06dd0$28414970$@com.au>
Dear Colleagues,
Please see below for information on the 3rd Asian Clay Conference, to be held 18-20 November 2016 in Guangzhou, China.
See www.asianclay2016.org for further information.
Regards,
Will
SmecTech Research Consulting
W.P. Gates
gateswp at smectech.com.au
+61 (0)409 049 600 m
+61 (0)3 9555 7220 p
www.smectech.com.au
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -
Benjamin Franklin
From: Will Gates [mailto:will.gates at monash.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, 22 December 2015 7:35 AM
To: Smectech
Subject: Fwd: The 3rd Asian Clay Conference?First Announcement
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Date: 20 December 2015 at 18:47
Subject: The 3rd Asian Clay Conference?First Announcement
To: Will.Gates at monash.edu
ACC-2016: Guangzhou, China -Conference Invitation
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 3rd Asian Clay Conference (ACC-2016), we are delighted to invite you to participate in this important scientific event in Guangzhou, China, from November 18 to 20, 2016. This conference is brought to you by Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. We would like to express our thanks to co-organizers including National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, and Southwest University of Science and Technology.
ACC-2016 will be an ideal forum to exhibit recent advances in basic and applied researches on clay and promote interdisciplinary collaboration. The conference will also give you the unique opportunity to visit Guangzhou which is one of the most vibrant cities in China.
Clay minerals represent the youngest members of the family of minerals in the earth?s crust, and have been utilized by humans since ancient time. With the development of experimental characterization techniques and computer simulation methods, the knowledge of structure and physicochemical properties of clay minerals has increased significantly in recent years. The applications of clay minerals in environmental protection and remediation, manufacture of functional materials, and medicines are developing rapidly. The genesis and transformation of clay minerals, geochemical processes and biochemical interactions concerning clay minerals draw interests of geologists, chemists and biologists. The ACC-2016 will feature plenary, keynote and invited talks as well as poster presentations enabling the delegates to present their significant works.
We hope that you will enjoy this conference, and your interaction with other scientists all over the world will contribute to development in clay science. We also believe that you will enjoy your visit in the very beautiful city, Guangzhou.
Please take the time to explore the website for more details, check on important dates, and keep yourself up to date on recent changes.
Official Website: www.asianclay2016.org
Conference Venue: Zhujiang Hotel, Guangzhou, China
Conference Date: 19 - 20 NOVEMBER 2016
Important Dates:
Registration and Abstract submission open: 01 MAR 2016
Abstract submission deadline: 01 JUL 2016
On-site registration: 18 NOV 2016
Conference sessions (2 days): 19-20 NOV 2016
Sincerely yours
Hongping He
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
511 Kehua Street, Wushan, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, GD 510640, China
Tel: +86-020-85290763 | Fax : +86-020-85290763
Please forward this email to other Researchers in your university or institute.
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